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Original title

The Last Temptation of Christ

Year

1988

Running time

164 min.

Country

United States

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenwriter

Paul Schrader. Book: Nikos Kazantzakis

Cast

Music

Peter Gabriel

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Producer

Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Genre

Drama | Religion. Biblical

Synopsis

An allegorical interpretation of the last days of Jesus Christ, a very different focus than past portraits of the "Messiah." This Jesus is a man wracked with doubt over his position among his followers and fear of the role God has chosen for him, as well as the pain that must accompany it. He is unsure whether the messages he receives come from God or Satan, and he is tempted by a mortal life filled with earthly possessions and sensual love, resulting in a controversial, though genuinely sympathetic, account of Christianity’s most revered figure.

Awards: 1988: Nominated for Oscar: Best Director (Martin Scorsese)

1988: Golden Globes: Nominated for Supporting Actress (Hershey) & Score

1988: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel)

1988: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Director

1988: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.

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Critics' reviews

"I cannot think of another film on a religious subject that has challenged me more fully. The film has offended those whose ideas about God and man it does not reflect. But then, so did Jesus (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"'Temptation' is visually and aurally stupendous (...) But the most obvious strength in this commendably bold (and needlessly denounced) project is Willem Dafoe's performance as Jesus"

Desson Howe: The Washington Post
"[An] exceptionally ambitious, deeply troubling and, at infrequent moments, genuinely transcendent film (...) Scorsese's evident struggle with this material becomes as palpable as the story depicted on the screen."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"A sincere, typically ambitious and imaginative work from America's most provocatively intelligent film-maker"

Geoff Andrew: Time Out
"A film of challenging ideas, and not salacious provocations, The Last Temptation of Christ is a powerful and very modern reinterpretation of Jesus"

Variety Staff: Variety
"Watching it, you feel as if you're trapped inside a hallucination, (...) You can sense Scorsese's commitment to his message and his passion for his art in every frame (...) But just as undeniably, it is failed work."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"In an age of post-Christian facetiousness, Martin Scorsese's work daringly attempts to restore passion and melodrama to the Gospel story."

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The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

Martin Scorsese

7.0

(13,189)